Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24

DIR. +. L. NanN alkenburgh, OF Hebron,
Neb., stopped over Sunday at the Wind
sOr House. Hejis to locate in Sherman
county Eusfis probably will be the
point He believes Eusti. is the town of
Sherman county by all means.
1t may be a little dry this year owing
TO the new prOhibitOry law. One don't
have to pray for moisture under the new
regime but must swear for it. Swearing
does good sometimes, even if il is for
fire water or drug store KLINE 80 rods.
E.P. Worcester. DR.. c. E. Corporan.
c. B. Cox and Tom Sutton went to Bur
Gngfon, Col. Sunday to look for invest
ments and see the country. If the In
dams or COW boys of Sherman Center
don't way lay them they will be back
this week.
Jack Broderick was agreeably surpris-
ed on his claim east of town Tuesday
evening by about dozen couple of
Colby young folks coming IN on him after
he had retired. They proceeded to clear
the room and go to dancing. A pleasant
time was had.
Miss Lizzie May Lanning of Barnard.
Mo. Misses Perlie Summers. Lizzie Sum
mers. Eliza Bell Wilson. Asnie Wilson
and Ella Porter were in this city Tuesday
and in company with our popular county
clerk. J. NJ Summers. made the CAT a
pleasant call. Call again. ladies.
T. F. Rhodes. president. J. T. Phinney,
cashier and Geo. McKnestery. stock
manager of National Bank at Frankfort.
Kans., were in the city this week and
we're showed the beauties of Colby by
Jas s. Warden. The gentlemen were
pleased with Colby and Thomas county.
100000 acres of additional taxable
land in Thomas county will he put upon
the tax roll. This means low taxes and
that Thomas county will have a surplus
of no small amount No county can
make better showing. 1t is the place
to invest and be sure of an early dOubl-
ing of money.
Some have said ladies in cities of the
Sd class could not vote. We looked up
the law and find that they can. In cities
OF the 1St and I'd class many ladies are
registering all over the State. They are
bound to exercise the right which they
can do as well as men though the con-
trary may be asserted.
Colby should organize board of trade.
BY such an organization concerted action
could be taken to boom the city and
county and each effort would tell. 1t
would not cost much compared with the
benefits we would reap. Why not Or
ganize one. Colby is booming but by
more pushing it would boom twice as
much.
One immigrant team we saw passing
through Colby few days since consist
ed of one mule and covered wagon.
The man walked beside the wagon and
his wife drove. They had all their fur
niture in the wagon and chickens and
everything for frontier home. In less
than five years that man will be worth
800 acres of land worth So per acre.
Such will always succeed as they have
grit.
The only contribution received by the
State Historical Society was neat pam
phiet entitled "A Sketch of Thomas coun-
ty." The statistics show anew the mar
Vicious growth and development of which
Kansas communities are capable A
wood cut of the birth place of the
Thomas County CAT is among the attrac-
tive ilustrationS-Cc Mich.
32d.
On Saturday. April I'd. at 2 clock D..
n, at Colby. there will be field trial of
the Solid Comfort sulky pillow. sold by
Diffendafer & Lee. An invitation is eX-
tended To all other sulky plows to enter
the field. Mr.. W. c. Lynde has purchas-
cd Solid Comfort and will operate it
on the above day. The farmers are in
vited to be present and be convinced that
We handle the best sulky pillow made.
DIFFEnDAFER & LEE.
No one wonders at COlby's boom and
AT the many bricks going up and palacial
residences when they once see the city.
Its rail road prospects. central location,
being the county seat and only large
town in the county fully and amply eX-
plain why i; is thus. While other coun-
ties are wrangling over county seat ques-
ton and running the county into debt
Colby is growing and booming The
whole county have a pride in seeing
Colby grow. 1t belongs to the whole
county.
Joseph Lamont. the popular barber of
Colby. IN order To meet the demands of
the public has secured the services of an
experienced barber by the name of Ed
Rogers. The two chairs are full nearly
al the while and if you want neat.
clean shave there is the place to go. Joe
Is square in manner and Obliging in every
way and his long experience before com.
ing here render him such barber as
cannot be equaled easily. His tonsOrial
parlors are finely arranged and in keep
ing with all that makes his shop the best
ss all say.
The CAT acknowledges receipt of Fifth
Biennial Report of the State Board OF
Agriculture of Kansas. 1856. 1t is a
very creditable and authoritative work. II
shows that much pains was taken in the
compilation. 1t gives a full and good
showing for Thomas county. 1t gives
Thomas county as having 73S acres OF
fruit trees mon bearing) 81 acres of arti
fetal forest trees and five acres of nur-
series. There were in 1885 3. 10 people
to each square mile of territory. OF
course now there are six times that
amount
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